The Frog King (Paperback)

29 May 2009 in Coffee maker

The Frog King

Amazon.com Review
A mediocre book leaves you cold. But an almost-great book–that’s enough to make you gnash your teeth. In his debut novel, The Frog King, Adam Davies maddeningly fails to recognize and develop the terrific material he has at hand. Harry Driscoll, raised in privilege and Ivy League-educated, is a peon at a prestigious New York publishing house–in fact, the house is called Prestige–and he hates it: hates the menial labor, hates the intellectual pretension, hates th (more…)


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29 May 2009 Coffee maker

10 Comments to The Frog King (Paperback)

  1. 1.0 out of 5 stars
    Hollow and exasperating
    This book had some promise, with potentially deep storylines…but it fell short on all accounts. The main character never actually matures or changes, even though the author…

    2. Anonymous on 29 May 2009

  2. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent
    Before I reached for the book, I did not know much about the book or the author. I think that I bought it because I liked the cover and it looked like a cute book.

    3. Fulbright on 29 May 2009

  3. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Shockingly provocative
    I read “Goodbye Lemon”, the author’s second novel. I found it so compelling that I was left thinking about the characters long after the last page was turned.

    4. Mhina on 30 May 2009

  4. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Funny, delightful, clever, heartwarming
    These days I’m sufficiently old and jaded to find it harder to find a book that finds me (I think that makes sense, but no matter).

    5. Woodward on 30 May 2009

  5. 2.0 out of 5 stars
    A peek inside the process
    Seeing a few of the unrealistically rave reviews of this flawed novel reminds me to remind everyone how tainted the amazon reader review process is.

    6. Kagami on 30 May 2009

  6. 2.0 out of 5 stars
    Ehhh….
    This is a well written and clever book, and the author is very talented. The thing is, I’m a little irritated and bored by the story of a 20-something, commitment phobic,…

    7. Zevi on 30 May 2009

  7. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Can’t Wait For His Next Book
    I could not believe how funny this book was.I read it shortly after a break up and it was just what the doctor ordered….I finished it in two days.

    8. Cybele on 30 May 2009

  8. 4.0 out of 5 stars
    Do frogs ever transform into princes?
    Davies narrates the not-so-glamorous New York lifestyle of a budding young writer, Harry Driscoll, while keeping the reader interested with Driscoll’s quirks and misfortunes.

    9. Valin on 30 May 2009

  9. 1.0 out of 5 stars
    Threw it across the room.
    The only reason I read through this entire book was that it was the only novel I’d brought with me to a place where no books in English were readily available.

    10. Nefertari on 30 May 2009

  10. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    This book was wonderful, period.
    If you didn’t fall in love with Harry Driscoll, then you don’t “get” this book. I stayed up until three in the morning reading it, and then loaned it to my friend at work.

    11. Frisco on 30 May 2009

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